Gooseberry-cleaner.



R. L. PEBLEY.

GOOSEBERRY CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11. 1913.

1,161,963. Patented m. 30, 1915.

awe/whoa IioZe-rt L. lfilezy) 7 ROBERT L. PE LEY, or LA FAYETTE, OREGON.

GO O SEBERRY- CLEANER.

To all whom it may concern: V V. Be it known that 1, ROBERT. L.PEBLEY,*3

citizen of the United States, residingatLa Fayette, in the county ofYamhill and State of Oregon, have inventednew and useful Improvements inGooseberry -Cleaners, of:

which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to gooseberry cleaners and it consists inthe novel features hereinafter described and claimed. 1 An object of theinvention is to provid a cleaner of the character indicated of simpleand cheap structure which may be easily operated to efliciently cleangooseberries or simllar berrles to remove grit, leaves, sticks,

- blossoms, etc., therefrom.

With these and other objects in view the device includes a base havingstandards mounted thereon. A shaft is journaled in the upper portions ofthe standards and may be readily detached therefrom. Heads are fixed tothe shaft and a handle is connected with one end of the shaft. Spacedslats are attached at their ends to the peripheries of the heads and thesaid heads are provided with peripheral notches. Sections are adapted tofit in these notches and are connected together by spaced slats. Handlegrips or cleats are fixed to the outer surfaces of the sections andspring catches are carried by the heads and are adapted to engage thesaid cleats. The sections are hingedly' connected with the heads andwhen they are closed in the gaps they are in alinement with the planesof the heads. The heads are provided with diametrically disposed bracesto which the said catches are attached and these braces are cut away attheir edges in order to provide room for the catches to operate.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thegooseberry cleaner. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View of the same. 1Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the same.

The cleaner comprises a base 1 which supports standards 2. The standards2 are provided at their upper ends with notches 3; A

shaft 4 is journaled in the notches 3 and a crank handle 5 is attachedtoone end of the said shaft.

Spaced heads 6 are mounted upon the shaft 1 and are generally circularin side elevation. The heads 6 are connected together by spaced slats 7which are secured at their ends to the peripheries of the heads 6. Theheads are provided with peripheral I Specification of Letters Patent.Patented 30, 1 915.

Application filed May 17,1913. Se'ria1No.7'68,319.

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gaps 8 in which sections 9 are adapted to. fit

snugly. The sections 9 are connected together by spaced slats similar tothe slats 7 hereinbeforepmentioned. Hinges 10 connect theylie in thesame plane with the'heads so i that the space between the heads andwithin the slats isunobstructed. The sections 9 are provided uponv theirouter sides with handle grips or cleats 11. Braces 12 are secured to theouter sides of the heads 6 and extend diametrically across the same.Resilient catches 13 are secured to the braces 12 and areadapted toengage the cleats 11 and hold the sections 9 in closed position in thegaps 8.

The operation of the cleaner is as follows: The catches 13 are movedaway from the cleats 11 and the sections 9 are swung out of the gaps 8whereby the slats carried by the said sections are moved away from theshaft 1. The uncleaned berries are deposited in the space between theslats 7 which are connected with the heads 6 and between the heads andthen the sections 9 are swung back into the gaps As the cleats 11 movealong the end portions of the catches 13, they held in the gaps and theslats carried by the cleats are held in circular alinement with theslats 7 mounted upon the heads. The shaft 4 is then rotated by using thecrank handle 5 and thus the berries contained within the cleaner areagitated or rolled. This movement will separate the sticks, grit,leaves,

etc., from the berries and the berries will be carried around upon theinner surfaces of the slats 7 while the said sticks, grit, etc., willgravitate through the spaces between the slats and fall upon the base orthe ground. After the berrieshave been thoroughly cleaned as aboveindicated, the sections 9 areswung awayfrom the gaps as above describedand the cleaned berries may be removed from the device.

It will be seen that the shaft 1 is the only" member which extends intothe space between the heads 6 and between the slats 7, consequentlythere are no obstructions or projections to injure the berries duringthe process of cleaning the same.

The cleats 11 stand out from the sides of -the sections 9 and thecatches l3 engage the cleats in the vicinity of the free ends of thesections when the said sections are in closed positions upon the head 6.When it is desired to detach the catches from the cleats the cleats aregrasped between the palms and fingers of the hands and by pressing thethumbs outwardly against the catches, both catches are simultaneouslydisengaged from the cleats. At the same time the cleats remain inthe-hands of the operator and the head may be held stationary or byusing the cleats and the sections 9 the body of the cleaner may beturned to dump its contents.

Having thus described the invention what is cla med 1s: V s

A cleaner comprising a body having heads 7 the planes occupied by thebody portions of the heads, cleats mounted upon the outer sides of thesections and standing out from the same, and resilient catches mountedupon the head and engageable with the cleats in the vicinity of the freeends of the sections, said cleats having end portions disposed betweenthe hinges of the sections and the catches when the sections are closedand adapted to be used as grips for moving the catches'and swinging thesections to open position.- x Y v V In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

' Witnesses J. E. BU'RDETI',

RosINA L. M11.LER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

'Washing'ton, 13.0.

- ROBERT L. EBL Y,

